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Chapter 29: Bedside Assessment of the Hospitalized
Patient
Chapter 29: Bedside Assessment of the Hospitalized Patient
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. At the beginning of rounds when entering the room, what should the nurse do
first?
a. Check the intravenous (IV) infusion site for swelling or redness.
b. Check the infusion pump settings for accuracy.
c. Make eye contact with the patient, and introduce him or herself as the
patient’s nurse.
d. Offer the patient something to drink.
, ANS: C
When entering a patient’s room, the nurse should make direct eye contact,
without being distracted by IV pumps and other equipment, and introduce him
or herself as the patient’s nurse.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 799
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. During an assessment, the nurse is unable to palpate pulses in the left lower
leg. What should the nurse do next?
a. Document that the pulses are nonpalpable.
b. Reassess the pulses in 1 hour.
c. Ask the patient turn to the side, and then palpate for the pulses again.
d. Use a Doppler device to assess the pulses.
ANS: D
The nurse should be prepared to assess pulses in the lower extremities by
Doppler measurement if they cannot be detected by palpation.
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Chapter 29: Bedside Assessment of the Hospitalized
Patient
Chapter 29: Bedside Assessment of the Hospitalized Patient
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. At the beginning of rounds when entering the room, what should the nurse do
first?
a. Check the intravenous (IV) infusion site for swelling or redness.
b. Check the infusion pump settings for accuracy.
c. Make eye contact with the patient, and introduce him or herself as the
patient’s nurse.
d. Offer the patient something to drink.
, ANS: C
When entering a patient’s room, the nurse should make direct eye contact,
without being distracted by IV pumps and other equipment, and introduce him
or herself as the patient’s nurse.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analyzing (Analysis) REF: p. 799
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
2. During an assessment, the nurse is unable to palpate pulses in the left lower
leg. What should the nurse do next?
a. Document that the pulses are nonpalpable.
b. Reassess the pulses in 1 hour.
c. Ask the patient turn to the side, and then palpate for the pulses again.
d. Use a Doppler device to assess the pulses.
ANS: D
The nurse should be prepared to assess pulses in the lower extremities by
Doppler measurement if they cannot be detected by palpation.
